Updated! Review: Beamtech BT-950L from Tmart (Warning! Very picture heavy!)

Great review! Thanks for your efforts!

Excellent review, Johnny :smiley:
Interesting, I thought it was 100% copy of Keygos, etc. but looking at that beam pattern… Keygos has more concentrated beam :expressionless:

Sashi, I suppose that pic is a bit deceiving. The Keygos was a stock KE-5 sent to me for a driver replacement. The pic was taken with it’s stock driver in high which only pulled 1.6A at the tail. The BT-950L was literally twice as bright and the sheer amount of light coming form it makes the beam focus seem a whole lot different than the Keygos.

Here is a pic with the white balance turned down way low to show the hotspots better. Mind you the BT-950L is still putting out at 3.26A in this pic compared to the 1.62 of the KE-5 :wink:

Very good review, thanks. For more pics, see this old deleted ForSale listing by Blinders https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/8270 (LINK). As Blinders and I both pointed out, there is an intermittent issue with this light where it may not turn on after you reassemble it, probably due to a short somewhere or inside the pill when it is pressed by the battery. I had to reassemble mine 5 times for it go come back on. JonnyMac, in your pics, you can see the white led spacer has a dark ring showing exactly where the reflector presses down. That ring also overlaps the red and black wires and solder points, so maybe there's a short there too. Just guessing, since i still don't know how the grounding works.

As for the different beam pattern from the KE-5, maybe it's just due to how far the LED emitter goes into the reflector, and a simple piece of paper or electric tape can change the distance, let alone a thick white nylon led protector. Again, just guessing.

Thanks for the detailed pics. Oh, maybe you got better packaging because you're one of their special friends (re: group buy etc).:) Mine came all banged up as usual, and didn't even have the bubble wrap inside the white box... geez it's not like some bubble wrap is going to add any weight or anything to their minimalist envelope. /rant :)

Great review, thanks for taking the time.

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Aaahhh, that make sense. Thanks, johnny :wink:

Very nice review, thanks!

Nice work johnnyMac,I like the tint of this better and as much as I like the keygos,the beamtech seems superior to it.Thanks for the thorough review.

Thanks for the review Johnny!

Thank you for the nice review and the good pictures. I love the idea of your Mac-lanyard and will copy the idea for 1-2 flashlights - hope you will not sue me for this :wink:

I have two Keygos KE-5 - one has the same driver (East-092B), the other the East-092 (do not find any difference between them).

Nice review Johnny. Thanks for taking the time.

Forgot to mention how clever the lanyard idea is .

Happy to share the lanyard attachment idea. Have at it! :wink: Just feed the para cord through the hole, clip a clean end on it, heat it to melt the cut then flatten with your finger to make a flange that won’t pull through the hole. No unsightly knot to deal with and it won’t come out unless you cut it out.

You got the good Keygos then. It’s just such a lottery with them that it’s nice to find an alternative like the BT-950L

Thank you for the review and all the pictures JohnnyMac. Seems like a fair price for those in US with the fast shipping and all.
I just wish that it did not look like it was painted black. YMMV :slight_smile:

Super Review!!

Has anybody got the BROWN copy of the Ke-5 for $17.48 and how does it compare to these

http://www.ebay.com/itm/110855707939?var=410102040158&ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&\_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

Louis from Tmart contacted me after seeing the review and has offered to do a group buy on the BT-950L. Just $22 with free shipping from the US. Great deal they are making for us!! Thanks, Louis!

See the details in Louis’ post: $22 Shipped!! Group Buy:Beamtech BT-950L and Got It in A Week.

Thanks for a great review, JohnnyMac! You are killing my wallet. I've been thinking about getting a Keygos but was put off by the inconsistency. This looks like a killer deal with the Tmart discount.

The 2nd post has been edited to add the promised comparison pics between the BT-950L and the KE-5. Enjoy!

John,
That was a very good review and the 950L seems like a really nice light. Thank you for all your time and work you put into it for us.